New-York tribune., 1887-04-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

a.xprna IN OLD BOSTON. NEwENaLAND. nyths
.T Toiss. ns"tAa 10. : pr .s lao cuSS's' o'A'"
II win probably surprise most Of the people OF
boston to learn from this handsome ana c"r.iy
sradc book how many interesting relics Oh oo'O"'
times rcmain half hidden In hooks ana cori'eis "
their city, clbowcd and threatened oy nDuo ~,
smprovemcnt but still offering an attractive so"oy
Tor tbc antiouary and tho artist. Most OF them
nre IN bc found at tho north end, where SUD-
stantia, citizens once had their residences, ana
many of tho old houses described in this volume
arc associated with distinguished names. Mr. Por-
fer pays due attention to the famous pubic pu"u'
incs and churches but these, being better Knowh'
hre not as important part OF his work us 'hc
snivate houses. shoys etc, of which history does
rot ueualIy condesccnd to make mention. lie mas
Cxamined-wc had almost sid discovered-a e''"O
number of these relics there are even oiu. .o'.
taverns still living AMI in all cases nc mas .,"'r =.
their history. The thoroughn'ss WIFI "no -.
10, ao,omn,ished tie antiquarian portion OF MS
task deserves the hearticst praise, ana ne hfs
added interest to the chapters by jud,cious 'h'er
,,;xt,,,a of anectote Mr. Tolman's drawings arc
.,car and picturcsaue, and show architectural ue
tails ncculiaritics of ornamentation ETC., WIN
preat prccis'o They are in short just the N'no
of Illustrations for such text. Inc oooN -
creditable in all points OF view. IL Is we'i VIZ
Ten, well illustrated, well put togcther anu W..
mintcd and the Old Corner Bookstore may no>
,ron il as an addition TO its long list oil honoraoic
achievements.
THE POETRY AND SONG OF IRELAND wiz WIN saifsS ted
graphical Sketches Of her Poets Uompe" do nm xvii
by JOHN BOYLE O'fsEIiLf. ho'"i o'N' ~
Sl4 Gay Brothers * Co. ..
Mr.. O'ReilIy. in his fervid and patriotic ln.to-
xluction to this large volume, is more frank -
the publishers for he tells US thai thC eo"e>'-o
is not q new one 1t was made some ye'le "e
by another hand and the p'lncipai ouS,ne''
the present editor seems to have been one "u
1;ton ~ srrcimcns of the work Of later lrlsh anu
1,ish. .Ame,ican poets There is nothing 10 snow
,,ositive,v the extent of these additions put wo
nra nrobab,y indebted to Mr. OReiny at ie"su ,01
The selections from Mrs. Mary h. Bake 'ii''
louise Imogen Quincy, Miss Katherine T. |0"'
Henry b. Carpenter. Dr. Robert D"ver 49,
M,thr O,Shaughnessy Miss Fanny ParneN, james
n Roche O'Conovan Rosa, the Rev. "A. .. ~ S",-
md Catherine lyman. Some OF MI y r,
own excellent work is very properly iho'u"'1'
we judce by the difference in type we may o"y
Ybot tho additions amount to about ono h""i'eu
rages, or one-eishth OF the voiume' anu A1J -
nll Of them are Of American origin. 1he Ar's"
muse however, has lost none Of her charactcr
ss,io notcs bv her visit to this side Of the waosf
nor are the supplementary pieces as wno'e III
10, ior in any respect-cither in strong 1eehng vi
vivid fancy or afucnt expression-to inc ni''
a., NJ the other selections. 1t Is lndeed ouo "
soe Mr. Jeremiah O,Donovan Rosa in TINS tuheiui
rompany, for nc certainly cannot sing ouV oho
editor pc hans excuses his poetry in CONSIDERATION
of his politics. J.
yr IrvRE DAMOUR Privately Printed. No ~.
Mrs Louis Haggn. Of San Francisco mas ar
,anrcd in this volume one of the most exquisite
poetical collections Of the century. She has ea'ii
cred herein the most pefect love-songs OF France
little lyrics, ali grace fragrance and music on'
bring tastc has guided her in these selections
there is no bit Of verse here that is not gem oil
Its kind.
These beautiful trihes Mrs. Haggin has dressed
80 dantily that the mere handling OF the book Is
a delight From the illuminated title 10 the
white cover with its gold 1eur-de-lls 1t Is mes.
of beauties put together with the utmost elegance
of the booxmplSci's art There arc only few OF
these little volumes in existence as Is ht'ine' ior
They are aristocrats in the republic Of letters
THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN;
Complete Personal Description ana slggpapns, so mn
pared and arranged by Francis f. BROWNE oNo' Pp
5i7 n. ID. Thompson Publishing CO. .
Mr. Browne has gathered within the covers OF
this volume o rich store Of anecdotes ana remih's
Ccnc S. lie has gone To Lincolns frcnds ana
b,ographers for those characteristic stories ana
dcscrip. ions which place the man before us as nc
hv,d These simple and vivid records Of actuai
deeds and words present, in reality. portrait o.
iln,,n drawn by himself, and portrait that
awas rs new love and reverence for that new
birth of our new scl, tic first AmeIit an
The volume does not, in any sense, enter upon
the ncId Of the Iay-Nicolay history. but 1t Is III
ITS way q useful and interest ng book.